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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0100
  • Summary(1:25) Calling from Ditmas Park, 30 years old -- (1:42) Possible mild unconfirmed case of Covid, untested. Hospitals overwhelmed, recommending non-vulnerable recover at home -- (2:38) Readjustment counselor/trauma specialist at the Brooklyn Vet Center conducting therapy over phone for combat veterans & victims of military sexual trauma, PTSD -- (4:13) Clients’ issues exacerbated by stay at home directive, treatment plans compromised -- (4:42) Has to commute on Q train to work, to do therapy over phone from workplace -- (5:00) Bureaucratic delays to allowing work from home, HIPPA compliance -- (5:56) Social distance possible on train -- (8:05) 911 help line busy when calling for clients -- (9:32) Therapy may be counterproductive for some during pandemic. Typically, social work services in demand after crisis -- (9:57) Comparison: providing therapy now vs. working as mental health technician in Air Force. Current support systems inadequate -- (10:57) Social media challenges for clients. (13:44) Does mixed martial arts. Workouts relocated to roof of building -- (20:11) Establishing boundaries as an essential worker -- (20:58) Workplace has halted employee productivity standards -- (24:10) Mental health services will be much needed after pandemic, widespread trauma.
  • Date2020-05-10
  • Physical Description1 sound file (27 min) : digital, WAV
  • CreatorEscalante, Elisa
  • CollectionBrooklyn Covid-19 Stories
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Genreinterviews
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on May 10, 2020, by Julia DeAngelo. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics ; Coronaviruses ; Psychic trauma--Treatment ; United States--Department of Veterans Affairs
  • PlaceDitmas Park Historic District (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Users are free to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes as long as appropriate credit is given to the source and new material created with this work is shared under the same conditions.
  • TitleOral history interview with Elisa Escalante on 2020 May 10.